Urban disaster risk patterns across China (1990-2020) (IMAGE)
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Urban disaster risk patterns across China (1990-2020): Panel (a) shows disaster risk levels with red areas indicating high risk zones primarily concentrated in eastern and southern coastal regions, while blue and green areas represent low and relatively low risk zones found mainly in western and northeastern regions. Panel (b) illustrates the dominant types of urban disaster risks, revealing distinct regional patterns: high-temperature hazards (red) dominate central and eastern China, water-related flood hazards (green) affect coastal areas, seismic and geological hazards (brown) threaten western regions, and low-temperature winter storm hazards (blue) primarily impact the northeastern region. This spatial differentiation of disaster risks has profound implications for regional urban development strategies and resilience planning.
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